Eden Hazard started his first Europa League game this season for ChelseaOlivier Giroud's first goal of the season helped Chelsea into the last 32 of the Europa League as they edged to victory over Bate Borisov.The France international headed Emerson's cross in at the near post early in the second period to maintain the Blues' 100% Group L record.Chelsea are now six points clear of Hungarian side MOL Vidi, who moved up to second in the group with a win over PAOK Salonika.Despite the chilly conditions in Belarus, a white-hot atmosphere greeted Maurizio Sarri's side at a tightly-packed Borisov Arena. And it was the hosts, who had confirmed their 13th consecutive Belarusian league title on Sunday, who initially went on the offensive.During a 60-second period, Bate twice carved out opportunities with Dmitri Baga's rasping drive hitting the post and Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga athletically saving Stanislav Dragun's header from a corner.But as Chelsea grew more assured, the hosts retreated, and early in the second half Emerson's cross allowed Giroud to nod the ball in at the near post, his first goal since May. That prompted a strong response from Bate, but Nikolai Signevich struck the left post and Aleksey Rios blazed over from close range as the Blues held on to win.More to follow.Line-upsMatch StatsLive TextLine-upsBATE Borisov48Scherbitski17Rios23Volkov21Filipenko4Filipovic25Baga8Dragun11HlebSubstituted forBerezkinat 81'minutes15SkavyshSubstituted forMoukamat 76'minutes13SignevichSubstituted forTuominenat 73'minutes22StasevichSubstitutes5Yablonski7Berezkin10Ivanic24Tuominen33Polyakov35Chichkan94MoukamChelsea1Arrizabalaga21Zappacosta24Cahill27Christensen33Emerson12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forKovacicat 64'minutes5Jorginho8Barkley11PedroSubstituted forHudson-Odoiat 85'minutes18Giroud10E HazardSubstituted forWillianat 62'minutesSubstitutes7Kante13Caballero17Kovacic20Hudson-Odoi22Willian28Azpilicueta44AmpaduReferee:Nikola DabanovicMatch StatsHome TeamBATE BorisovAway TeamChelseaPossessionHome26%Away74%ShotsHome9Away17Shots on TargetHome1Away4CornersHome3Away6FoulsHome14Away5Live TextPosted atMatch ends, BATE Borisov 0, Chelsea 1.Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, BATE Borisov 0, Chelsea 1.Posted at 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Evgeni Berezkin (BATE Borisov) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.Posted at 90'+3' Corner, BATE Borisov. Conceded by Gary Cahill.Posted at 90'+3' Zakhar Volkov (BATE Borisov) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.Posted at 90'+3' Corner, BATE Borisov. Conceded by Emerson.Posted at 90'+2' Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.Posted at 90'+2' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aleksandar Filipovic.Posted at 90'+1' Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.Posted at 90'+1' Offside, BATE Borisov. Jasse Tuominen tries a through ball, but Hervaine Moukam is caught offside.Posted at 88' Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 88' Foul by Jasse Tuominen (BATE Borisov).Posted at 87' Attempt missed. Evgeni Berezkin (BATE Borisov) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.Posted at 86' Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).Posted at 86' Hervaine Moukam (BATE Borisov) wins a free kick on the right wing.SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Pedro.Posted at 84' Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.Posted at 83' Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 83' Foul by Evgeni Berezkin (BATE Borisov).SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, BATE Borisov. Evgeni Berezkin replaces Alyaksandr Hleb.Posted at 76' Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 76' Foul by Zakhar Volkov (BATE Borisov).SubstitutionPosted at 76' Substitution, BATE Borisov. Hervaine Moukam replaces Maksim Skavysh.Posted at 75' Attempt missed. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, BATE Borisov. Jasse Tuominen replaces Nikolai Signevich.Posted at 68' Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).Posted at 68' Nikolai Signevich (BATE Borisov) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 68' Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson.Posted at 65' Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 65' Foul by Stanislav Dragun (BATE Borisov).SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.Posted at 63' Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro with a cross following a corner.Posted at 63' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Denis Scherbitski.Posted at 63' Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.SubstitutionPosted at 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.Posted at 62' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Denis Scherbitski.Posted at 62' Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.Posted at 61' Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.Posted at 60' Attempt missed. Aleksey Rios (BATE Borisov) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikolai Signevich.Posted at 58' Nikolai Signevich (BATE Borisov) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stanislav Dragun.goal

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